Optical and force nanoscopy in microbiology

Nature Microbiology

Volumn 1, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Xiao, Jie ^a   Dufrêne, Yves F ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c Walloon Excellence in Life Sciences and Biotechnology (WELBIO)   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIUM; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; DEVICES; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MECHANICS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PROCEDURES; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIA; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; MECHANICAL PHENOMENA; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL IMAGING; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 84992646538     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20585276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.186     Document Type: Review

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